New insight suggests Kyrie Irving wanted out of Cleveland months before his frustration with the team surfaced. Irving avoided his teammates for days a time during the early stages of the playoffs, according to ESPN NBA insider Dave McMenamin, who said he learned of Irving’s behavior from his former teammate, James Jones. “He saw Kyrie...

Something big was needed to take the focus, if even for a day or a few hours, away from the Carmelo Anthony saga as the center of the Knicks’ universe. And Kyrie Irving wanting out of Cleveland did just that. Especially with the Knicks as one of the teams occupying a slot on his preferred...

When the NBA Finals ended in defeat to the Warriors after five games for the Cavaliers, Kyrie Irving spoke long and glowingly about playing with LeBron James. “He’s freaking awesome,” Irving said after Game 5. “As a student of the game, it would be a disservice to myself if I didn’t try to learn as...

Here’s a surprise. The Knicks would rather trade Carmelo Anthony than Kristaps Porzingis in any deal for Cavaliers All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving. According to an ESPN report Friday night, the Knicks would consider a package for the disgruntled Irving that would include Anthony and future first-round picks. A league source confirmed to The Post...